Where you bash the Plastic........ (Part 2)

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JK. ..... I had that problem a short time ago as well. I actually had dedicated our spare bedroom to my modeling illness, but then we moved our teenage niece in with us so ............ Plan 2

I didn't think I could squeeze any more into our living room, but, even with my surround sound system not allowing the room to be re-arranged, I managed to place a small old, antique desk in there, stuffed the drawers with my modeling crap, and am very happy there. I'm not hiding from the wife and can keep up with the everyday stuff while enjoying my hobby/disease. It might help to keep some potentially dangerous looking items on the desk as a deterrant to curious hands.

FlyItLikeYouStoleIt

MOVE!

JK. ..... I had that problem a short time ago as well. I actually had dedicated our spare bedroom to my modeling illness, but then we moved our teenage niece in with us so ............ Plan 2

I didn't think I could squeeze any more into our living room, but, even with my surround sound system not allowing the room to be re-arranged, I managed to place a small old, antique desk in there, stuffed the drawers with my modeling crap, and am very happy there. I'm not hiding from the wife and can keep up with the everyday stuff while enjoying my hobby/disease. It might help to keep some potentially dangerous looking items on the desk as a deterrent to curious hands.

FlyItLikeYouStoleIt,

     That sounds like a good idea.  The only downside is that I literally don't have room in my living room for anything else, as I am in a rather small 1-bedroom apartment and I store my bicycle (used to have two but one was stolen a couple of months ago) in my living room.  Also sadly, there isn't very much room in the bedroom.

     The closets in the bedroom might be big enough to use as a work-space, but they're being used as (shockingly ) as closets and can't be converted into a work-space.  So for right now, this is the best that I can do.

     I also what I do is being as I don't have either an airbrush or a spray booth I'm hand painting and I put the pieces on a sheet of cardboard or an empty inverted or right side up dip container in one of the closets.

ahhh, the sacrifices we make to satisfy the disease

FlyItLikeYouStoleIt

ahhh, the sacrifices we make to satisfy the disease

FlyItLikeYouStoleIt,

     True, which is why considering that I rely on my bicycle(s) as my primary mode of transportation, and I ride pretty good bicycle(s) I do my best to keep them as secure as possible.  If I had the room I'd have a room dedicated to model building/craft building (for the GF) and one for my bike(s).

I still have problems with painting in my limited space. I do not airbrush and never plan to do so. When it comes to spray painting, if the weather is not ideal (I live in Minnesota) I'll spend hours preparing the parts indoors getting the masking and everything done so all that's left exposed is the surface I want painted, then quickly take the room-temperature spray paint and model/parts outside, hit it with a coat of paint, and quickly get it back indoors. I've done this while the temp is in the teens and even when it's snowing. Now, if it's summertime and the temps are nice I love to spray paint outside and let the breeze and sunshine dry the paint. The sun actually helps to cure the paint. I've gotten some of my BEST results by sun curing. In fact, I should add that one of my desk lamps used for modeling puts out some pretty good UV and I place my freshly painted parts under that after painting during inclement weather.

FlyItLikeYouStoleIt

I still have problems with painting in my limited space. I do not airbrush and never plan to do so. When it comes to spray painting, if the weather is not ideal (I live in Minnesota) I'll spend hours preparing the parts indoors getting the masking and everything done so all that's left exposed is the surface I want painted, then quickly take the room-temperature spray paint and model/parts outside, hit it with a coat of paint, and quickly get it back indoors. I've done this while the temp is in the teens and even when it's snowing. Now, if it's summertime and the temps are nice I love to spray paint outside and let the breeze and sunshine dry the paint. The sun actually helps to cure the paint. I've gotten some of my BEST results by sun curing. In fact, I should add that one of my desk lamps used for modeling puts out some pretty good UV and I place my freshly painted parts under that after painting during inclement weather.

FlyItLikeYouStoleIt,

     I pretty much have the same concerns about painting.  Although I don't have the same extremes in weather that you do.  I do however have (as I'm sure I've mentioned elsewhere) a bird, a cat, a fish, and two spiders as pets.

     My concerns are what the paint fumes will do to the bird and spiders more then what they'll do to me.  As well as the cat getting in/on to the freshly painted surfaces.  Hence them going into the closet after painting.

When I lived in an apartment,I use to use a fold up table stored under the bed.I set it up in the kitchen and put it away after each use.What a PITA,a real detriment to modeling.The thing I like about a bench in the basement,is you can leave everything out and work when you feel like it.

Tojo72

When I lived in an apartment,I use to use a fold up table stored under the bed.I set it up in the kitchen and put it away after each use.What a PITA,a real detriment to modeling.The thing I like about a bench in the basement,is you can leave everything out and work when you feel like it.

Tojo,

     Yeah, I can see how a permanent, dedicated area to do their model building is best.  But sadly, I'm sure that I'm not the only one who has this issue. 

HI:

When pressed for space like when me and the late wife traveled the asphalt sloughs of AMERICA .( It's a NORTHERN CALIFORNIA delta residents term  for the roads and highways .) I had a folding table made for campers .That way I had a work area and a place to put my work box (a BASS fishing tackle box (large )TheTable was built to hold a small charcoal cooker on the collapsible rack on the end . This is where the tackle box went .When I finished a step or two , I , folded it all up and put it in the storage compartment till the next stop .Worked fine .As a matter of fact two of my best autos were built that way and if I must say so a pretty darned nice scratchbuilt  motor yacht . This was done from a LINDBERG " COAST GUARD CUTTER (CAPE CLASS) " I even sold it at a seaside R.V. PARK .

The LAST thing you want to do is expose the SPIDERS or the BIRD to ANY paint fumes of whatever nature .It will kill them .

tankerbuilder

The LAST thing you want to do is expose the SPIDERS or the BIRD to ANY paint fumes of whatever nature .It will kill them .

TB,

     Trust me, I know that ALL too well.  I have no Teflon, no aresol(sp) cans, in my home.  I don't even let the complex let the bug man in to treat my apartment.  I do what I reasonably can to eliminate or at the very least limit their exposure to chemicals.